Top 1

• Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Bridges vs. Milliken
  
  Bridges hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges juggles the ball. That's an error on Hodges. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Adams vs. Milliken
  
  Adams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bridges moves to third. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
  Bell vs. Milliken
  
  Bell hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
  Kluszewski vs. Milliken
  
  Kluszewski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bridges scores. Adams moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Greengrass vs. Milliken
  
  Greengrass hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
  Marshall vs. Milliken
  
  Marshall hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Furillo who is chasing the ball. Marshall reaches third base with a triple. Adams scores. Kluszewski goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned. View Play 
• Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Landrith vs. Milliken
  
  Landrith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Milliken fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gilliam vs. Kelly
  
  Gilliam hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Reese vs. Kelly
  
  Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Snider vs. Kelly
  
  Snider hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  McMillan vs. Milliken
  
  McMillan hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Robinson. McMillan reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Kelly vs. Milliken
  
  Kelly bunts towards first. Hodges scoops it up and throws to first, with Gilliam covering, for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
  Bridges vs. Milliken
  
  Bridges hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
  Adams vs. Milliken
  
  Adams hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Furillo who is chasing the ball. Adams reaches third base with a triple. McMillan scores. View Play 
• Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Bell vs. Black
  
  Joe Black now pitching.
  
  Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Adams scores. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Kluszewski vs. Black
  
  Kluszewski hits a line drive towards first. Hodges reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Robinson vs. Kelly
  
  Robinson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Landrith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Hodges vs. Kelly
  
  Hodges is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Furillo vs. Kelly
  
  Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Greengrass vs. Black
  
  Greengrass hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Marshall vs. Black
  
  Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hodges scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Marshall for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Landrith vs. Black
  
  Landrith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Cox vs. Kelly
  
  Cox hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Walker vs. Kelly
  
  Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bridges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Black vs. Kelly
  
  Black strikes out. View Play 

Top 4

• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  McMillan vs. Black
  
  McMillan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kelly vs. Black
  
  There goes McMillan. The throw from Walker and he is out, Reese applying the tag. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Kelly vs. Black
  
  Kelly strikes out. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bridges vs. Black
  
  Bridges hits a line drive into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Gilliam vs. Kelly
  
  Gilliam hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
  Reese vs. Kelly
  
  Reese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Snider vs. Kelly
  
  Snider hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops it up and throws to first, with Kelly covering, for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Adams vs. Black
  
  Adams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Bell vs. Black
  
  Bell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Robinson. Bell reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
  Kluszewski vs. Black
  
  Kluszewski hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Greengrass vs. Black
  
  Greengrass hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Walker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Robinson vs. Kelly
  
  Robinson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Greengrass. Robinson reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
  Hodges vs. Kelly
  
  Hodges hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Marshall. Hodges reaches second base with a double. Robinson scores. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
  Furillo vs. Kelly
  
  Furillo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kelly fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Cox vs. Kelly
  
  Cox hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
  Walker vs. Kelly
  
  Walker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hodges scores. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
  Belardi vs. Kelly
  
  Wayne Belardi pinch hits for Joe Black.
  
  Belardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Marshall vs. Hughes
  
  Jim Hughes now pitching.
  
  Marshall takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Landrith vs. Hughes
  
  Landrith hits a fly ball into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  McMillan vs. Hughes
  
  There's a wild pitch. Marshall moves to third. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
  McMillan vs. Hughes
  
  McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
  Kelly vs. Hughes
  
  Kelly hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Gilliam vs. Kelly
  
  Gilliam hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Reese vs. Kelly
  
  Reese hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
  Snider vs. Kelly
  
  Snider strikes out. There goes Gilliam. The throw from Landrith to McMillan, and Gilliam is out. View Play 

Top 7

• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Bridges vs. Hughes
  
  Bridges hits a fly ball into left field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Adams vs. Hughes
  
  Adams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Bell vs. Hughes
  
  Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
  Kluszewski vs. Hughes
  
  Kluszewski takes first base on ball four. Bell moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
  Greengrass vs. Hughes
  
  Greengrass hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bell moves to third. Kluszewski moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
  Marshall vs. Hughes
  
  Marshall hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gilliam settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Robinson vs. Kelly
  
  Robinson hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Hodges vs. Kelly
  
  Hodges hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Furillo vs. Kelly
  
  Furillo hits a line drive into left field. Greengrass settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Landrith vs. Hughes
  
  Landrith hits a line drive into right field. Furillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  McMillan vs. Hughes
  
  McMillan hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kelly vs. Hughes
  
  Kelly bunts towards first. Hodges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Bridges vs. Hughes
  
  Bridges hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McMillan moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
  Adams vs. Hughes
  
  Adams hits a fly ball into center field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Cox vs. Kelly
  
  Cox takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Walker vs. Kelly
  
  Walker hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Marshall. Walker reaches second base with a double. Cox moves to third. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Campanella vs. Podbielan
  
  Don Thompson pinch runs for Rube Walker. Bud Podbielan now pitching. Roy Campanella pinch hits for Jim Hughes.
  
  Campanella hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan misplays the ball. That's an error on McMillan. Cox scores. Thompson scores. Campanella moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
  Gilliam vs. Podbielan
  
  Gilliam bunts towards the mound. Podbielan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Campanella moves to third. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
  Reese vs. Podbielan
  
  Reese takes first base on ball four. Gilliam moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Snider vs. Nuxhall
  
  Joe Nuxhall now pitching.
  
  Snider hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams juggles the ball. That's an error on Adams. Campanella scores. Gilliam scores. Reese moves to third. Snider moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
  Robinson vs. Nuxhall
  
  Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
  Hodges vs. Nuxhall
  
  Hodges is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
  Furillo vs. Nuxhall
  
  Furillo hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Reese scores. Snider moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
  Cox vs. Nuxhall
  
  Cox hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bridges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Bell vs. Podres
  
  Roy Campanella now catching. Johnny Podres now pitching.
  
  Bell is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Kluszewski vs. Podres
  
  Kluszewski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Greengrass vs. Podres
  
  There's a wild pitch. Kluszewski moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
  Greengrass vs. Podres
  
  Greengrass takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
  Borkowski vs. Podres
  
  Bob Borkowski pinch hits for Willard Marshall.
  
  Borkowski takes first base on ball four. Kluszewski moves to third. Greengrass moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
  Seminick vs. Erskine
  
  Andy Seminick pinch hits for Hobie Landrith. Carl Erskine now pitching.
  
  Seminick hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Hatton vs. Erskine
  
  Grady Hatton pinch hits for Roy McMillan.
  
  Hatton hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 7/19/1953, game 2 -- Cincinnati at Brooklyn (D)

  Cincinnati         AB  R  H RBI    Brooklyn           AB  R  H RBI
Bridges R, 2b         5  1  1  0   Gilliam J, 2b         4  1  3  0   
Adams B, 3b           5  2  3  1   Reese P, ss           3  1  0  0   
Bell G, cf            5  0  2  1   Snider D, cf          4  0  0  0   
Kluszewski T, 1b      4  1  2  1   Robinson J, lf        4  1  1  0   
Greengrass J, lf      4  0  1  0   Hodges G, 1b          3  1  1  1   
Marshall W, rf        3  0  1  2   Furillo C, rf         4  0  0  1   
Borkowski B, ph       0  0  0  0   Cox B, 3b             3  1  0  0   
Landrith H, c         4  0  0  0   Walker R, c           3  0  2  1   
Seminick A, ph        1  0  0  0   Thompson D, pr        0  1  0  0   
McMillan R, ss        4  1  3  0   Podres J, p           0  0  0  0   
Hatton G, ph          1  0  0  0   Erskine C, p          0  0  0  0   
Kelly B, p            4  0  0  0   Milliken B, p         0  0  0  0   
Podbielan B, p        0  0  0  0   Black J, p            1  0  0  0   
Nuxhall J, p          0  0  0  0   Belardi W, ph         1  0  0  0   
                                   Hughes J, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Campanella R, ph-c    1  1  0  1   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     40  5 13  5                        31  7  7  4

Cincinnati       320 000 000 --  5
Brooklyn         000 020 05x --  7

  Cincinnati           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Kelly B*              7.0  6  4  3  1  3
Podbielan B (L)+      0.0  1  3  0  1  0
Nuxhall J             1.0  0  0  0  1  0

  Brooklyn             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Milliken B            1.2  5  5  2  0  0
Black J               3.1  3  0  0  0  1
Hughes J (W)          3.0  4  0  0  2  0
Podres J              0.1  1  0  0  2  1
Erskine C (S)         0.2  0  0  0  0  0
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
  + Pitched to 3 batters in 8th

E -- Hodges G, McMillan R, Adams B
DP -- Cincinnati 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 12, Brooklyn 3
2B -- McMillan R, Bell G, Robinson J, Hodges G, Walker R
3B -- Marshall W, Adams B
CS -- McMillan R, Gilliam J
WP -- Hughes J, Podres J
T -- 2:25
A -- 15652

    

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